Personal Life
Krasinski's first stage experience was starring as Daddy Warbucks in a 6th-grade school production of Annie. His next role was in a satirical play written and cast by his Office co-star B.J. Novak when they were high school seniors. The two graduated from Newton South High School in 1997.
He received publicity for donating money to a prospective college student from San Francisco through the organization ScholarMatch.
In November 2008, Krasinski began dating British actress Emily Blunt; despite reports to the contrary, they were not set up by Emily's friend Anne Hathaway. The couple married on July 10, 2010, in Italy with celebrity friends George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel, Stanley Tucci, David Schwimmer, and Meryl Streep in attendance.
Krasinski is a Democrat and on May 21, 2012 in Santa Monica, California he, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon hosted a Democratic Party fundraiser for Democratic Senate nominee Elizabeth Warren.
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